VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING

Spring 2010 Released Test

GRADE 4
MATHEMATICS

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Mathematics

Directions

Read each question and choose the best answer.

SAMPLE

Which number has a 9 in the ones place?

A 9,555
B 5,955
C 5,595
D 5,559

3
1 The difference between 76,423 and 29,876 is best described as closest to

A 60,000
B 50,000
C 40,000
D 30,000

2 53 18 is closest to

F 100
G 600
H 1,000
J 1,800

4
3 What is the sum of the fractions shown by the shaded parts of the models?

Model 1 Model 2
2 3
5 10
5
A
15

5
B
10

7
C
10

10
D
15

5
4 4.2 2.86 = ___
?

F 1.34
G 2.66
H 3.28
J 7.06

5 The difference 743 239 is best described as a little more than

A 200
B 300
C 400
D 500

6 6) 138

F 21
G 23
H 24
J 28

6
7 3.76 + 2.99 = ___
?

A 5.65
B 5.75
C 6.65
D 6.75

8 Which is closest to 82 7 ?

F 10
G 20
H 30
J 40

6 2
9 What is the difference between and ?
7 7
4
A
0
4
B
14
4
C
7
8
D
7

7
10 Ms. Kraft bought 4 bags of rocks for her garden. Each bag contained
107 rocks. What is the total number of rocks she bought?

107 4 = ___
?

F 408
G 424
H 428
J 468

4
11 Kim and Jos shared one whole pizza. Kim ate of the pizza, and Jos ate
6
3
of the pizza. How much of the pizza was eaten?
12

1
A
12
5
B
12
7
C
12
11
D
12

8
12 71,965
42 ,749

F 29,216
G 31,224
H 39,124
J 39,226

Do not turn
the page until
you are told.
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13 The fraction bars each show one whole divided into fractional parts.

Which is true?

1 2
A >
2 3
3 1
B =
4 2
2 3
C =
3 4
3 1
D >
4 2

14 How is 75,054 written in words?

F Seventy-five, fifty-four
G Seventy-five hundred, fifty-four
H Seventy-five thousand, fifty-four
J Seventy-five thousand, five hundred four

10
15 Which statement is true?

A 6 , 785 = 6 , 857
B 4 , 958 < 9, 350
C 9, 350 < 4 , 958
D 5, 092 > 5, 902

16 What is 265,200 rounded to the nearest hundred thousand?

F 200,000
G 265,000
H 270,000
J 300,000

11
17 There are 4 fraction strips shown.

1 1 1
3 3 3

1 1 1 1 1
5 5 5 5 5

1 1 1 1
4 4 4 4

1 1
2 2

Which fraction has the least value?

1
A
3

1
B
5

1
C
4

1
D
2

12
18 Which of the following numbers will round to 26 ?

F 25.3
G 25.5
H 26.7
J 27.1

19 This model is shaded to represent the number 1.

The model shown is shaded to represent part of 1.

Which decimal best represents the shaded part of this model?

A 0.42
B 0.042
C 4.2
D 42

13
 2
20 This model represents .
6

2
Which model represents a fraction that is equivalent to ?
6

14
21 Which pair of figures appears to be congruent?

22 A puppy weighs 2 pounds. What is the puppys weight in ounces?

F 32 ounces
G 20 ounces
H 16 ounces
J 8 ounces

15
23 The drawing shows lines a, b, j, and k.

j k

Which of the following pairs of lines appear to be perpendicular?

A Lines a and j
B Lines b and j
C Lines a and k
D Lines a and b

24 A paper clip is 2.5 centimeters long. Which is closest to the length, in inches,
of the paper clip?

F 1
G 2
H 5
J 12

16
25 Which measurement is closest to the volume of liquid in this beaker?

mL
30

20

10

A 10 milliliters
B 20 milliliters
C 30 milliliters
D 40 milliliters

26 Which is true of a square?

F It has no sides of equal length.

G It has 4 curved sides.
H It has only 1 pair of parallel sides.
J It has 4 right angles.

17
27 Use your centimeter (cm) ruler to answer this question.

Which is closest to the perimeter of the figure shown?

A 21 cm
B 18 cm
C 12 cm
D 9 cm

18
28 A

D E B

What is the maximum number of line segments shown in this drawing?

F 4
G 5
H 10
J 11

19
29 Use your inch ruler to help you answer this question.

Which is closest to the length of this notepad?

A 4 inches

1
B 4 inches
2

C 5 inches

1
D 5 inches
2

20
30

1 2 3 4

Which two shapes appear to be congruent?

F 1 and 2
G 2 and 3
H 3 and 4
J 4 and 1

31 Kenny measured the mass of a candle on a balance scale.

500 50
g g
100
g

Which appears to be the mass of the candle pictured?

A 500 g
B 550 g
C 600 g
D 650 g

21
32 Which ordered pair would have to represent point D in order to complete
rectangle ABCD ?

y
7

4
C
3

2
A B
1
x
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

F (2, 4 )

G (2, 5)

H ( 4, 2)

J (5, 2)

22
33 Gary filled his 10,000-gallon swimming pool with water from a garden hose.
He started filling the pool at 10:00 A.M.

Water in Swimming Pool

1,800

1,600

1,400

Number of Gallons
1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

0
11 .M.
12 .M.

.
1 .
2 .
M
M

M
P.
P.

P.
A

A
10

Time

Gary continues to add water to the pool at this same rate. Which is closest to
the number of gallons of water that will be in the pool at 2:00 P.M. on the
same day?

A 300 gallons
B 1,200 gallons
C 1,500 gallons
D 1,600 gallons

23
34 A pouch contains 5 blue marbles, 2 red marbles, 1 green marble, and 4 pink
marbles.

Red Pink
Blue
Pink Blue

Green
Pink Blue
Pink
Blue
Blue Red

What is the probability that Jorge will select, without looking, a red marble on
the first try?

10
F
12
1
G
2
2
H
10
2
J
12

24
35 This bar graph shows the number of letters written by students in four
third-grade classrooms.

Letters Written
30

25
Number of Letters

20

15

10

0
Ms. Katz Ms. Garza Mr. Williams Ms. Yin
Classroom

Which question cannot be answered using the information in this bar graph?

A Which two classrooms combined wrote 35 letters?

B Which classroom wrote the least number of letters?
C Which classroom wrote the greatest number of letters?
D Which month did Mr. Williams class write the most letters?

25
36 The table shows the number of cans of different-colored paint in Mr. Eggans
garage. Each can is the same size.

Mr. Eggans Paint Cans

Color Number

3
Peach

4
White

Mr. Eggan chooses one paint can without looking. What is the probability the
first can chosen will be a can of white paint?

3
F
7
4
G
7
3
H
4
4
J
3

26
37 Margaret bought a box of 12 doughnuts. It is impossible for the doughnut
picked from the box to be glazed. Which of the following is the number of
glazed doughnuts in the box?

A 0
B 1
C 2
D 3

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38 This table shows the number of Which line graph correctly shows this
people in Lous Restaurant at information?
different times during the same
People in Lous Restaurant
day.
60

Number of People
People in Lous Restaurant 50

40
Time 12:00 3:00 6:00 9:00 F 30

Number 20
of 35 10 50 45 10
People
0
12:00 3:00 6:00 9:00
Time

People in Lous Restaurant

60

Number of People
50

40

G 30

20

10

0
12:00 3:00 6:00 9:00
Time

People in Lous Restaurant

60
Number of People

50

40

H 30

20

10

0
12:00 3:00 6:00 9:00
Time

People in Lous Restaurant

60
Number of People

50

40

J 30

20

10

0
12:00 3:00 6:00 9:00
Time
28
39 A box contains 45 bags of cheese popcorn and 5 bags of caramel popcorn.
Which of the following best describes the chances that the first bag of
popcorn taken from the box will be caramel popcorn?

A Impossible
B Unlikely, but not impossible
C Likely, but not certain
D Certain

40 Taylor put the following fruit stickers of the same size and shape in a bag:

2 apple stickers
3 orange stickers
1 pear sticker
2 plum stickers

Taylor will pick one fruit sticker from the bag without looking. What is the
probability the sticker will be a pear sticker?

F 1
8

G 1
7

H 1
4

J 1
3

29
41 Which number correctly completes this number sentence?

45 + (14 + 17) = (14 + 45) +

A 59
B 45
C 17
D 14

42 When four members of a basketball team stand in a certain order as shown,

the numbers on their uniforms make a pattern.

54 42 30 18

Which rule describes this pattern?

F Add 8
G Multiply by 9
H Divide by 6
J Subtract 12

30
43 Which number sentence is true?

A 21 (7 + 6 ) = 7 + (21 + 6 )
B 33 + (18 + 2) = 18 + (33 + 2)
C 15 + (19 + 24 ) = 19 + (24 15)
D 29 + (16 3) = 16 + (29 + 3)

44 This table shows the number of minutes Lee practiced tennis during 4 weeks.

Tennis Practice
Week Minutes
1 75
2 120
3 165
4 210

If the pattern shown in the table continues in the same way, how many
minutes will Lee practice during the 6th week?

F 365
G 345
H 300
J 255

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45 Which number sentence is not true?

A (6 + 5) + 3 = 6 + (5 + 3)

B (5 2) 1 = 5 (2 4 )

C (5 + 5) + 2 = 5 + (5 + 2)

D 8 (2 3) = (8 2) 3

46 The numbers on these mailboxes form a pattern.

215 211 207 203

This pattern continues in the same way. Which number will be on the
next mailbox?

F 202
G 200
H 199
J 197

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47 Harry saw these columns being built for a highway overpass. Each of the
columns has 2 more blocks than the column before it.

4th

3rd

2nd

1st

If this pattern continues, how many blocks should the 5th column have?

A 8
B 10
C 12
D 14

48 Which statement is true?

F 29 = 38
G 29 = 4 6
H 3 6 = 2 12
J 38 = 4 6

33
49 Look at the pattern of numbers.

2 , 10 , 18 , __ , 34 , 42

What is the missing number in this pattern?

A 20
B 26
C 28
D 30

50 What number makes this number sentence true?

7 + (13 + 4) = (7 + __) + 4

F 4
G 7
H 11
J 13

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 Answer Key-4071-M0110
Test Sequence Reporting
Number Correct Answer Category Reporting Category Description
1 B 002 Computation and Estimation
2 H 002 Computation and Estimation
3 C 002 Computation and Estimation
4 F 002 Computation and Estimation
5 D 002 Computation and Estimation
6 G 002 Computation and Estimation
7 D 002 Computation and Estimation
8 F 002 Computation and Estimation
9 C 002 Computation and Estimation
10 H 002 Computation and Estimation
11 D 002 Computation and Estimation
12 F 002 Computation and Estimation
13 D 001 Number and Number Sense
14 H 001 Number and Number Sense
15 B 001 Number and Number Sense
16 J 001 Number and Number Sense
17 B 001 Number and Number Sense
18 G 001 Number and Number Sense
19 A 001 Number and Number Sense
20 F 001 Number and Number Sense
21 A 003 Measurement and Geometry
22 F 003 Measurement and Geometry
23 C 003 Measurement and Geometry
24 F 003 Measurement and Geometry
25 C 003 Measurement and Geometry
26 J 003 Measurement and Geometry
27 A 003 Measurement and Geometry
28 H 003 Measurement and Geometry
29 B 003 Measurement and Geometry
30 J 003 Measurement and Geometry
31 D 003 Measurement and Geometry
32 F 003 Measurement and Geometry
33 B 004 Probability and Statistics
34 J 004 Probability and Statistics
35 D 004 Probability and Statistics
36 G 004 Probability and Statistics
37 A 004 Probability and Statistics
38 H 004 Probability and Statistics
39 B 004 Probability and Statistics
40 F 004 Probability and Statistics
41 C 005 Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
42 J 005 Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
43 B 005 Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
44 H 005 Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
45 B 005 Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
46 H 005 Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
47 C 005 Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
48 J 005 Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
49 B 005 Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
50 J 005 Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
 Grade 4 Math, Core 1

If you get this Then your

many items converted scale
correct: score is:
0 000
1 073
2 122
3 152
4 173
5 190
6 205
7 218 A total raw score (left column)
8 229 is converted to a total scaled
9 239 score (right column). The
total scaled score may range
10 249
from 0 to 600.
11 258
12 266 A scaled score of 400 or more
13 274 means the student passed the
14 281 SOL test, while a scaled score
15 289 of 399 or less means the
16 296 student did not pass the test.
A scaled score of 500 or more
17 303
indicates the student passed
18 309 the SOL test at an advanced
19 316 level.
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27 366
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